Ministry of Agriculture21-August, 2012 16:51 IS
National food Security Mission helps Exceed Foodgrain Production Target National Food Security Mission (NFSM) has been implemented in the identified districts of major foodgrain producing States of the country during 11th Five Year Plan. From the year 2012-13, six NE States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim and two States viz. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have been included under NFSM-Rice and three States viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand under NFSM-Wheat. Thus, in all NFSM is now implemented in 27 States of the Country during 2012-13. Under NFSM, incentives are provided to the farmers for purchase of seed, nutrients, soil amenders, plant protection chemicals, farm machinery including pumpsets and sprinklers etc. Farmers are also availing benefit from the training and technology demonstrations conducted on the fields.
The aim of the Mission was to enhance foodgrain production by 20 million tonnes (10 million tonnes of Rice, 8 million tonnes of Wheat and 2 million tones of Pulses). As a result of implementation of NFSM the production of Wheat has increased from 75.81 million tons (in pre-NFSM year of 2006-07) to 93.90 million tons during 2011-12 (4th Advance Estimate) i.e. nearly, 18.09 million tons is achieved against the envisaged target of 8 million tons at the end of 11th plan period. Similarly, the total production of rice has increased from 93.35 million tons (in pre –NFSM year 2006-07) to 104.32 Million tons in 2011-12 (4th Advance Estimate) with an increase of nearly 10.97 million tons against the target of 10 million tons. The total production of pulses has also increased from 14.20 million tons during 2006-07 to 18.24 million tons during 2010-11 with an increase of 4.04 million tons against the envisaged target of 2.0 million tons. The production of pulses during 2011-12 is estimated as 17.21 million tons (as per 4th advance estimate). Moisture stress in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh impacted pulses production in Kharif, 2011.
This information was given by Shri Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
MP: CP: security (21.8.2012)
(Release ID :86403)
National food Security Mission helps Exceed Foodgrain Production Target National Food Security Mission (NFSM) has been implemented in the identified districts of major foodgrain producing States of the country during 11th Five Year Plan. From the year 2012-13, six NE States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim and two States viz. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have been included under NFSM-Rice and three States viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand under NFSM-Wheat. Thus, in all NFSM is now implemented in 27 States of the Country during 2012-13. Under NFSM, incentives are provided to the farmers for purchase of seed, nutrients, soil amenders, plant protection chemicals, farm machinery including pumpsets and sprinklers etc. Farmers are also availing benefit from the training and technology demonstrations conducted on the fields.
The aim of the Mission was to enhance foodgrain production by 20 million tonnes (10 million tonnes of Rice, 8 million tonnes of Wheat and 2 million tones of Pulses). As a result of implementation of NFSM the production of Wheat has increased from 75.81 million tons (in pre-NFSM year of 2006-07) to 93.90 million tons during 2011-12 (4th Advance Estimate) i.e. nearly, 18.09 million tons is achieved against the envisaged target of 8 million tons at the end of 11th plan period. Similarly, the total production of rice has increased from 93.35 million tons (in pre –NFSM year 2006-07) to 104.32 Million tons in 2011-12 (4th Advance Estimate) with an increase of nearly 10.97 million tons against the target of 10 million tons. The total production of pulses has also increased from 14.20 million tons during 2006-07 to 18.24 million tons during 2010-11 with an increase of 4.04 million tons against the envisaged target of 2.0 million tons. The production of pulses during 2011-12 is estimated as 17.21 million tons (as per 4th advance estimate). Moisture stress in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh impacted pulses production in Kharif, 2011.
This information was given by Shri Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
MP: CP: security (21.8.2012)
(Release ID :86403)
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